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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 379242" data-attributes="member: 177">Re: Re: Re: (Long) Evil vs. Vile vs. Mature - are they the same?Ah, but you see, here you display a certain lack of understanding of why we have published gaming materials.Rarely, if ever, does a competent GM need a published product, in that given a bit of time, they can come up with something themselves.&nbsp; There's no need for Deities and Demigods - a DM can think up his own way to handle gods.&nbsp; Nor does he need published adventures - he can create his own dungeons, or setting book - she can build her own world, etc.Published works are there to give a little inspiration, to save time and creative effort.&nbsp; It is often simply more efficient to let someone else come up with a well-thought-out rules system, or coherent setting, or the like.&nbsp; Instead of doing all that work ourselves, we use a published product, and that frees up much of our time to work on the details of our own games.&nbsp; It's a busy world.&nbsp; Most of us simply don'yt have the time to do everything ourselves.Also, it's a rare creative work that cannot gain a little vigor from hybridization.&nbsp; Exposure to someone else's work can give new life to your own.&nbsp; So, let's not talk about what gamers need.&nbsp; It never has been a question of need.&nbsp; It's a question of what we want, and what is useful.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 379242, member: 177"] [b]Re: Re: Re: (Long) Evil vs. Vile vs. Mature - are they the same?[/b] Ah, but you see, here you display a certain lack of understanding of why we have published gaming materials. Rarely, if ever, does a competent GM [i]need[/i] a published product, in that given a bit of time, they can come up with something themselves. There's no [i]need[/i] for Deities and Demigods - a DM can think up his own way to handle gods. Nor does he need published adventures - he can create his own dungeons, or setting book - she can build her own world, etc. Published works are there to give a little inspiration, to save time and creative effort. It is often simply more efficient to let someone else come up with a well-thought-out rules system, or coherent setting, or the like. Instead of doing all that work ourselves, we use a published product, and that frees up much of our time to work on the details of our own games. It's a busy world. Most of us simply don'yt have the time to do everything ourselves. Also, it's a rare creative work that cannot gain a little vigor from hybridization. Exposure to someone else's work can give new life to your own. So, let's not talk about what gamers [i]need[/i]. It never has been a question of need. It's a question of what we want, and what is useful. [/QUOTE]

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